The stone of the compassionate heart, Rhodochrosite symbolizes selfless love. It lets you recognize the divine within yourself. It was created when white manganese dissolved with carbonate dripped into cavities, giving the stone its swirls of pink, red, and white.

Rhodochrosite was sacred to the Incas, who called it Inca Rose and believed it was the solidified blood of their ancestral kings and queens. In a cave deep under the Andes, the heart of Mother Earth beats once every two hundred years. It is a Rhodochrosite heart-shaped boulder that has been sacred to the local people for millennia.

The Alfonso lapidary describes an astringent stone with cleansing and drying properties called
Almartac, believed to be Rhodochrosite. It calmed itching and, mixed with wax, healed ulcers, cleared away putrid flesh, and reduced pain. We are given a tantalizing hint that it was used in alchemy, but the secret is not included in that book.

The Sweet Home mine in Alma, Colorado, produces rare and exceedingly beautiful red
Rhodochrosite, found nowhere else on Earth.

HEALING POWER

Rhodochrosite contains manganese, an important physiological constituent of the body with a
powerful antioxidant and metabolic function. Required for correct bone development, manganese is also necessary for repairing tissue and assimilation of minerals. However, manganese can be toxic in large quantities. This may be why Rhodochrosite has such profound healing properties, as it is impossible to give too strong an energetic dose when using the crystal as it brings about balance.

Traditionally, Rhodochrosite assists the heart and circulatory systems, and removes irritants from the lungs. Placed at the base of the skull, it may dilate blood vessels, relieve tension migraines, and stabilize blood pressure. Gem Rhodochrosite has been used to heal psychosomatic causes of cancers and other dis-eases, and to reprogram the etheric blueprint to a healthier pattern.

TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER

Rhodochrosite opens the compassionate heart and fills it with unconditional love. Gem
Rhodochrosite has a higher vibration, opening the heart seed chakra for an infusion of divine love. This crystal is excellent for past-life healing and, placed over the heart, for gently disentangling the ties of outgrown relationships. On the soma chakra, it facilitates reading the Akashic Record to ascertain the purpose of your present incarnation.

HARNESSING THE POWER

Program Rhodochrosite to attract a twin flame, someone with whom you can share

Fluorite is what makes your teeth and bones strong. Although Fluorite was mined in ancient times, little is known about its legendary properties due to problems identifying which stones ancient lapidaries referred to when they spoke of “rainbow hued,” “soft banded green,” and so on. Cups made of Blue John (a type of Fluorite) dating from ancient Roman times have been found. Known asfluor spa, Fluorite was occasionally mentioned in medieval lapidaries, but seems to have been largely overlooked as a magical gem.

The noted gemologist G. F. Kunz describes an early eighteenth-century scientific experiment performed in Germany to demonstrate the effects of crystals on a sensitive person. The psychic chosen was Friederike Hauffe, known as “the seeress of Prevorst.” She felt nothing from the first few stones. On coming into contact with Fluorite, however, Hauffe experienced deep muscle relaxation and entered a “somnambulistic state.” Today, this energy-stabilizing stone is used to mobilize joints

and heal muscle spasm. It is also reputed to enhance trance states and quicken spiritual awakening.

A protective crystal, Fluorite helps you recognize when detrimental external influences are at work and draws off negativity. Place it on your computer to absorb electromagnetic smog. If your energy

has become disorganized, Fluorite quickly brings your subtle and physical bodies back into order. It also facilitates information processing.

HEALING POWER

Regarded as a natural antiviral, immune stimulator, and anti-inflammatory agent, Fluorite restores order to the body, particularly the lungs and bones. Crystal workers use it to relieve muscle and joint

pain, and to reduce swelling and inflammation associated with arthritis and allied conditions. Placed over the thymus, it counteracts colds and flu. Put it under your pillow to heal night terrors and sleep paralysis and to prevent unwanted out-of-body trips.

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Labradorite is a stone of exceptional spiritual power. Helping to prepare the physical body for the expansion process, it anchors the lightbody in place and connects to the highest energies in the universe as it opens spiritual vision. Standing at the vibrational junction of spirit and matter, protective Labradorite creates an interface that facilitates metaphysical working. It enables you to monitor what is going on in another energy field without taking on conditions from that field or entering it. By blocking other people’s projections, Labradorite removes mental or other hooks from your aura. It also prevents energy leakage or vampirization by a discarnate spirit.
This stone’s intuitive wisdom balances analysis and rationality with inner knowing and perceptive insight. Labradorite goes to the core of a matter and brings up suppressed issues for resolution (for which other crystals may be needed). It banishes fear, especially fear caused by a subconscious memory of having suffered in past lives because you were psychic.

HEALING POWER

Place Labradorite on your third eye to heal eye dis-eases and migraines that arise from blocked psychic power. At a physical level, Labradorite laid in the hollow in the back of the skull may regulate metabolism and hormonal balance and relieve PMS. Crystal healers use it to heal inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatism or gout. Worn over the higher heart chakra, it protects against colds and may lower blood pressure. Labradorite acts as a witness during distant radionic treatment.

TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER

This powerful stone opens spiritual pathways and attunes you to your soul’s purpose in incarnating. Labradorite connects you with the greater part of your soul that is outside incarnation so you receive guidance from that source. Golden-Yellow Labradorite (Bytownite) activates the third eye and lets you access the highest
levels of consciousness; it facilitates metaphysical working of all kinds. If you are inappropriately dependent on someone or something, Bytownite helps you detach and stand in your own power. Spectrolite’s extremely fine resonance protects the soul no matter where it journeys. The crystal also detaches thought forms from the aura. Particularly useful if you have elected to evolve through challenging life conditions, it connects you to your highest self’s guidance and support. Violet Hypersthene (Velvet Labradorite) brings anger and emotional toxicity to the surface for transmutation and assists you in facing your deepest fears. It is an excellent companion for lower-world journeying.

HARNESSING THE POWER

Held over the crown chakra, Labradorite aligns and recalibrates the physical and subtle
etheric bodies to higher-frequency energy to shield you from detrimental external
influences.

In the seventeenth century, Shakespeare referred to Emerald’s power to soothe the eyes: “The deep green emerald, in whose fresh regard weak sights their sickly radiance do amend.” In 1584, Ivan the Terrible believed that Emerald, being of the nature of the rainbow, was an enemy of uncleanness.

Magical legends have long been associated with this rare and precious gemstone. According to Hebrew tradition, serpents that looked on it went blind. Pliny comments on Emerald’s use as a magnifying lens and tells us that nothing in nature compared to the stone’s intense green: “Neither dim nor shade nor yet the light of a candle, causes them to lose their luster.”

The seventh-century bishop of Seville, Isidore, reported that Emerald lit up the surrounding area with green light. The Incas prized the crystal highly as representing the green Earth. When taken prisoner by Pizarro in 1532, the last Inca king wore a crown set with 453 Emeralds weighing 1,523 karats (ten ounces).

In the Middle Ages, the crystal was placed beneath the tongue to induce prophetic vision. It is linked with Archangel Ophaniel and rules the realm of the Cherubim.

HEALING POWER

The ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus tells us Emerald was good for eyes, imparting visual clarity. Crystal workers still use Emerald to soothe inflamed eyes and to stimulate sight and insight.

The early Persians used it to restore their craftsmen’s overtaxed eyesight and to heal stomach and liver ailments. Traditionally, it prevented epilepsy and calmed the spirit, and was said to sweat in the presence of poison.

Wearing this stone ensured speedy recovery after illness. It may help to detoxify and stimulate the liver, aiding excretion of poisons from the body via the lymphatic system.

TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER

Emerald symbolizes immortality and rebirth. Whether raw or faceted, this stone provides enormous inspiration on the spiritual path and gives you patience to pass through challenges with equanimity.

Agate symbolizes wealth, health, and longevity. In Mesopotamia, Agates were engraved as seal stones (symbols of power and authority). Pliny wrote that the Romans used the stone to make mortar and pestles with which to grind medicines.

Agate supports life in difficult circumstances, keeping the soul from harm. Legend said that eagles carried Agates to their nests to protect their young from snakebites, so early people wore Agate amulets to guard against the venomous bites of spiders or scorpions. In China, Agate was believed to be the solidified blood of the ancestors.

In India and North Africa, red Agates were thought to contain the blood of demons and thus afforded protection against evil spirits. Agate is associated with Archangel Michael and the Shekinah, the divine feminine and merciful Queen of Heaven who rules karmic release, wholeness, and blessings. Almost certainly in the biblical Breastplate of the High Priest, Agate would have been the eighth stone, connecting it to Scorpio.

HEALING POWER

Travelers in the Arabian and African deserts sucked Agates to overcome the effects of thirst. In the Middle Ages, the stones were used to heal dropsy and fever, relieve insomnia, firm the gums, and prevent epilepsy in children.

Agate puts you in touch with your inner self. Its power lies in its ability to transmute dark, toxic emotions such as jealousy, bitterness, and resentment, which have a psychosomatic effect on the body, creating dis-ease in the heart and unrest in the soul.

Due to its powerful cleansing effect, Agate helps you assimilate challenging life experiences and recognize the spiritual gifts they offer. By promoting self-acceptance and forgiveness, Agate increases receptivity to spiritual currents in your life.

Carrying an Agate stimulates courage to start again and encourages you to hold fast to your own truth. It helps you recognize your eternal nature and the oneness of all things. Although some Agates feature brilliant colors, these effects are created by humans, not nature. The raw stones are heated with minerals, such as iron, to turn dull slices of rock into rainbows of color. Agate reminds us that no matter how base the material we start with, it can be tempered and transformed by spiritual alchemy.

HARNESSING THE POWER

Wear Agate or keep one in your pocket and touch it frequently to give you strength.

LEGENDARY POWER
Amethyst means “sincerity” and “freedom from harm.” Symbolizing wisdom, deep love, devotion, and peace of mind, the stone was worn historically by royalty to signify power. Amethyst’s legendary power protected against drunkenness—the name literally means “not drunk.” Ancient Romans drank
wine from amethyst cups, and for millennia people wore Amethysts to prevent intoxication.
Amethyst’s color comes from iron, but according to Greek mythology, the god of wine, Bacchus, was offended by Diana, the huntress. In revenge, he declared that the first person he met in the forest
would be eaten by his tiger. A beautiful maiden called Amethyst was on her way to worship at the shrine of Diana when she met the tiger. Calling on the goddess to save her, she turned into a sparkling white crystal. Repenting, Bacchus poured wine over her, producing the stone’s characteristic purple hue.
Amethyst is one of the stones in the Breastplate of the High Priest and a stone for Archangel Raphael. It is worn in the Christian church to signify high rank, victory over worldly passion, and spiritual power. According to the eighth-century Archbishop of Mainz, Amethyst instills in humble souls the constant thought of heaven.

HEALING POWER
Amethyst’s vibrations remove subtle dis-ease. An effective tranquilizer, it helps you understand the source of addictions. Traditionally, Amethyst was bound to the forehead to heal headaches, and modern-day crystal workers use Amethyst to calm anxiety and draw off physical or psychological pain. It balances the subtle endocrine system, regulating hormone production. The stone may aid psychosomatic diseases of the digestive tract by transmuting whatever is, metaphorically, hard to
swallow. It reduces swelling anywhere on the body.

An Amethyst geode or cluster is an excellent tool for space clearing or Earth healing, as it absorbs negativity and infuses an area with tranquility. Amethyst blocks geopathic stress and electromagnetic
frequencies.

TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER
Amethyst opens your third eye and clarifies spiritual vision. By creating a safe sacred space for meditation and multidimensional exploration, it clears your mind and aids enlightenment.By detaching you from unwanted entities, thought forms, or mental constructs, Amethyst dispels illusions that prevent you from experiencing true reality. It helps you dream a new world into being.

HARNESSING THE POWER
Place an Amethyst above your head, point toward you, and one on your forehead, pointing down. Feel peace radiating through your body.

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Amazonite
• Chakra correspondences: Spleen, solar plexus, heart, throat; opens and stabilizes all chakras
• Physiological correspondences: Spleen, metabolic processes, thyroid and parathyroid glands, liver, bones, teeth, nervous system, calcium utilization, muscles
• Vibration: Earthy; brilliant turquoise Amazonite has a higher vibration than green
LEGENDARY POWER
Greek mythology chronicles the Amazons, a matriarchal tribe of women warriors who worshiped Artemis, virgin goddess of the hunt, wild places, and the moon. The Greeks believed the Amazons inhabited a mysterious space between the known and unknown worlds. These warlike women were a close-knit sisterhood that valued friendship, courage, and loyalty.
Amazonite was named after the Amazon River rather than the tribe, but the stone carries many Amazonian attributes, including strength, fortitude, and the power of friendship. It helps you integrate masculine and feminine energies and assists you in seeing both sides of a problem before seeking resolution.

HEALING POWER
Amazonite shields the body from the effects of subtle radiation and electromagnetic frequencies, including Wi-Fi, which depletes the immune systems in sensitive people. The stone also aligns the subtle nervous system with the physical nervous system and may relieve muscle spasm. Because Amazonite resonates with calcium, crystal workers use it to regulate calcium uptake in the body and to balance metabolic deficiencies that create osteoporosis, tooth decay, and calcification.

TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER

The green coloring of Amazonite comes from traces of lead, which may explain why, according to the principles of sympathetic magic, it is an effective shield against electromagnetic smog. The stone transforms consequent dis-ease into optimum well-being. Amazonite transmutes destructive emotional patterns and deconstructs ingrained beliefs, encouraging creative thinking to help you consciously create a new reality.

It assists women who have been unable to have children to find other outlets for their creative energy, and helps those who suffer from “empty nest syndrome” redirect their nurturing abilities.
If you need courage to move forward in life and break codependent tendencies, Amazonite encourages independence while drawing supportive friends to you.

Brilliant turquoise Amazonite has a finer energetic frequency than green. It provides powerful protection when you are exploring the higher realms of consciousness. It disentangles detrimental karmic connections that operate through the higher chakras, freeing your soul energies and reconnecting you to your proper soul group.

HARNESSING THE POWER
To share the power of friendship, give your friends Amazonites. Schedule a regular time when you will think of each other while holding your stones.

Lapis Lazuli represented the night sky and the power of the gods to the ancient Egyptians.The Primeval Oceantells us, “Lapis is the god and the god is Lapis,” and the stone symbolizes cosmic correspondence. What is below is a reflection of what is above, carrying the same powers and sharing the same energetic signature. Lapis is the stone of Archangel Michael.

HEALING POWER

In ancient Egyptian medicine, Lapis enhanced the expectation of a cure; today we recognize this as the “placebo effect,” which encourages healing. Crystal workers today utilize its copper-based power to